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Frontal mucocele caused by an ectopic maxillary tooth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2007

M A Buchanan ,
S E Prince  and
P R Prinsley
M A Buchanan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, andNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
S E Prince
Affiliation:
Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
P R Prinsley
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, andNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Malcolm A Buchanan, Beck House, 137B Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5JJ, UK. E-mail: malcolm_buchanan123@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

To present a previously unreported cause of frontal mucocele.

Case report:

A patient presented with a frontal mucocele and maxillary sinusitis. Computed tomography revealed an ectopic maxillary tooth as the cause of her signs and symptoms. Removal of the tooth by a Caldwell–Luc procedure facilitated resolution of the mucocele. Conventional treatment of mucoceles by endoscopic sinus surgery, and other rhinological sequelae of ectopic teeth, are considered.

Conclusion:

This is the first documented case of an ectopic tooth causing a frontal mucocele, and demonstrates how effectively the patient's symptoms resolved on removal of the tooth.

Keywords

Ectopic Tooth EruptionMucoceleFrontal SinusMaxillary SinusCaldwell-Luc

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Type
Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 12 , December 2008 , pp. 1384 - 1385
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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